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New Deep South release
'There Was No-one: Selected Poems' by Mzi Mahola
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'There Was No-one: Selected Poems' by Mzi Mahola
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Excerpts from 'Slave Trades' (Deep South, 2000) by Ari Sitas
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October 2, 2026 at 10:17 AM
Excerpts from 'Slave Trades' (Deep South, 2000) by Ari Sitas
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Review by Finuala Dowling of 'In the Heat of Shadows' by Denis Hirson (ed.) for 'Wasafiri', 2016
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September 30, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Review by Finuala Dowling of 'In the Heat of Shadows' by Denis Hirson (ed.) for 'Wasafiri', 2016
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Extract from 'whiteheart: prologue to hysteria' (Deep South, 2005) by Lesego Rampolokeng
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September 29, 2026 at 9:55 AM
Extract from 'whiteheart: prologue to hysteria' (Deep South, 2005) by Lesego Rampolokeng
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Interview with Richard Fox by Kyle Allan for 'New Coin', 2021
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September 25, 2026 at 8:46 AM
Interview with Richard Fox by Kyle Allan for 'New Coin', 2021
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"The fishing woman" and "We shall reap in tears" and "Mirage" from 'There was No-one: Selected Poems' (Deep South, 2026) by Mzi Mahola
September 22, 2026 at 10:19 AM
"The fishing woman" and "We shall reap in tears" and "Mirage" from 'There was No-one: Selected Poems' (Deep South, 2026) by Mzi Mahola
Part VI of the 15-page poem "Ancestral Wealth" from 'Bilakhulu!: Longer Poems' (Deep South, 2015) by Vonani Bila
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September 18, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Part VI of the 15-page poem "Ancestral Wealth" from 'Bilakhulu!: Longer Poems' (Deep South, 2015) by Vonani Bila
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"Poetry as an act of clairvoyance": review by Finuala Dowling of 'Heart's Hunger' by Karen Press for 'The Johannesburg Review of Books', 2024
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September 15, 2026 at 11:22 AM
"Poetry as an act of clairvoyance": review by Finuala Dowling of 'Heart's Hunger' by Karen Press for 'The Johannesburg Review of Books', 2024
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"I will be gone" from 'a naked bone' (Deep South, 2019) by Mangaliso Buzani
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September 11, 2026 at 10:14 AM
"I will be gone" from 'a naked bone' (Deep South, 2019) by Mangaliso Buzani
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Alan Finlay interviews Richard Fox, Mbongeni Khumalo and Nadine Botha for 'New Coin', 2004
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September 8, 2026 at 12:32 PM
Alan Finlay interviews Richard Fox, Mbongeni Khumalo and Nadine Botha for 'New Coin', 2004
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"The Room of Family Holidays" from 'A Book of Rooms' (Deep South, 2014) by Kobus Moolman
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September 5, 2026 at 8:29 AM
"The Room of Family Holidays" from 'A Book of Rooms' (Deep South, 2014) by Kobus Moolman
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From the Article, "Growing Writers, Readers and Listeners" by Angifi Dladla, published in 'The Fertile Ground of Misfortune: Teaching Practices in Creative Writing', 2017
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September 1, 2026 at 1:02 PM
From the Article, "Growing Writers, Readers and Listeners" by Angifi Dladla, published in 'The Fertile Ground of Misfortune: Teaching Practices in Creative Writing', 2017
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Extract from 'Bhlawa's Inconsolable Spirits' (Deep South, 2023) by Mxolisi Nyezwa
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August 28, 2026 at 11:28 AM
Extract from 'Bhlawa's Inconsolable Spirits' (Deep South, 2023) by Mxolisi Nyezwa
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From the article, “Instead of a Photograph: Phillip Zhuwao in Honeydew 1995” by Alan Finlay
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August 25, 2026 at 9:09 AM
From the article, “Instead of a Photograph: Phillip Zhuwao in Honeydew 1995” by Alan Finlay
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"mah boy stah" and "sol/o" by Seitlhamo Motsapi from 'earthstepper/the ocean is very shallow' (Deep South, 1995/2003)
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August 21, 2026 at 11:53 AM
"mah boy stah" and "sol/o" by Seitlhamo Motsapi from 'earthstepper/the ocean is very shallow' (Deep South, 1995/2003)
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From the short story, "That I cannot say" by Rosamund Stanford, for 'The Water Wheel' (Sabinet), 2004
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August 19, 2026 at 10:03 AM
From the short story, "That I cannot say" by Rosamund Stanford, for 'The Water Wheel' (Sabinet), 2004
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"Deliver her from the depths" from 'Requiem' (Deep South, 2003) by Joan Metelerkamp
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August 17, 2026 at 7:15 AM
"Deliver her from the depths" from 'Requiem' (Deep South, 2003) by Joan Metelerkamp
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Kelwyn Sole & Kirsten Deane poetry LIVE at The Commons, Cape Town, published with The Red Wheelbarrow Poetry Collective (YouTube Channel), 2024
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Kelwyn Sole & Kirsten Deane poetry LIVE at The Commons
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August 15, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Kelwyn Sole & Kirsten Deane poetry LIVE at The Commons, Cape Town, published with The Red Wheelbarrow Poetry Collective (YouTube Channel), 2024
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"The crossing" and "There is a sadness" from 'That kind of door' (Deep South, 2017) by Alan Finlay
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August 11, 2026 at 10:19 AM
"The crossing" and "There is a sadness" from 'That kind of door' (Deep South, 2017) by Alan Finlay
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Deep South & Imbizo Arts invite you to the Port Elizabeth Launch of 'There Was No-one: Selected Poems' by Mzi Mahola
Venue: Mendi Arts Centre, New Brighton
Date: Wednesday, 12th August 2026
Time: 4.30pm
Venue: Mendi Arts Centre, New Brighton
Date: Wednesday, 12th August 2026
Time: 4.30pm
August 7, 2026 at 10:19 AM
Deep South & Imbizo Arts invite you to the Port Elizabeth Launch of 'There Was No-one: Selected Poems' by Mzi Mahola
Venue: Mendi Arts Centre, New Brighton
Date: Wednesday, 12th August 2026
Time: 4.30pm
Venue: Mendi Arts Centre, New Brighton
Date: Wednesday, 12th August 2026
Time: 4.30pm
From the article abstract by Lindy Stiebel: "Lewis, meet Lesego: A Comparative View of Lewis Nkosi (1936 - 2010) & Lesego Rampolokeng (b.1965)" for 'Alternation: Interdisciplinary Journal for Study of the Arts and Humanities in Southern Africa,' 2023.
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August 5, 2026 at 7:26 AM
From the article abstract by Lindy Stiebel: "Lewis, meet Lesego: A Comparative View of Lewis Nkosi (1936 - 2010) & Lesego Rampolokeng (b.1965)" for 'Alternation: Interdisciplinary Journal for Study of the Arts and Humanities in Southern Africa,' 2023.
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New Deep South release
'There Was No-one: Selected Poems' by Mzi Mahola
Deep South invites you to the four launches
For more, see below:
'There Was No-one: Selected Poems' by Mzi Mahola
Deep South invites you to the four launches
For more, see below:
July 31, 2026 at 2:14 PM
New Deep South release
'There Was No-one: Selected Poems' by Mzi Mahola
Deep South invites you to the four launches
For more, see below:
'There Was No-one: Selected Poems' by Mzi Mahola
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"Still waiting" and "On a hospital bed" from 'KwaNobuhle Overcast' (Deep South, 2019) by Ayanda Billie
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July 31, 2026 at 6:36 AM
"Still waiting" and "On a hospital bed" from 'KwaNobuhle Overcast' (Deep South, 2019) by Ayanda Billie
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From the essay by Jim Pascual Agustin: "Various Histories" first published in 'Bloodred Dragonflies' (Deep South, 2022) and re-published in the 'The Johannesburg Review of Books', 2022.
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July 30, 2026 at 10:10 AM
From the essay by Jim Pascual Agustin: "Various Histories" first published in 'Bloodred Dragonflies' (Deep South, 2022) and re-published in the 'The Johannesburg Review of Books', 2022.
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"rain poem" and "violent seed" from 'skeptical erections' (Deep South, 2019) by Mxolisi Dolla Sapeta
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July 29, 2026 at 8:02 AM
"rain poem" and "violent seed" from 'skeptical erections' (Deep South, 2019) by Mxolisi Dolla Sapeta
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From the abstract by Olivier Moreillon: "Of Solitude, Non-Places, and Mutations, in/ and Lesego Rampolokeng’s Poetry of the Nineties" for 'Alternation: Interdisciplinary Journal for the Study of the Arts and Humanities in Southern Africa,' 2023.
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July 28, 2026 at 10:23 AM
From the abstract by Olivier Moreillon: "Of Solitude, Non-Places, and Mutations, in/ and Lesego Rampolokeng’s Poetry of the Nineties" for 'Alternation: Interdisciplinary Journal for the Study of the Arts and Humanities in Southern Africa,' 2023.
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